Doctors and public health officials are concerned about the drop in health alerts from the Centers for Disease Control and ...

More than a year into the second Trump administration, the CDC is still operating without a permanent director — which, former CDC officials said, puts national health and safety at risk.“This is ...

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A controversial hepatitis B vaccine safety trial will go on as planned in Africa, amid concerns over its ethics and design from medical experts. That’s despite news reports of its cancellation, ...

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has confirmed a norovirus outbreak aboard a cruise ship — the first one of the year that's been reported. The Holland America Line was hit ...

Flu cases across the country are at their highest since the late 1990s. The Centers for Disease Control says more than 11 million cases have already been reported due to a super variant spreading ...

The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention may have reduced the number of routine shots it recommends, but New Jersey has no plans to do so. On Monday, the CDC announced revisions to the U.S.

Federal health officials announced an unprecedented shift in the childhood vaccine schedule Monday, reducing the number of shots the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) recommends for ...

WICHITA, Kan. (KWCH) - The CDC currently lists Kansas as having high flu activity levels. The latest data is for the week before Christmas, before most family gatherings take place. Across the US, ...

New data from the CDC shows flu activity is increasing across the country, with hospitalizations also climbing. Florida freeze map update as nearly entire state under warning, advisory 'Alarm bells': ...

In August, a CDC employee shared with us their experience of surviving the shooting at the CDC headquarters this summer. As part of our review of the past year's biggest events, they revisited this ...

A devastating flu season has killed nearly 2,000 Americans, including at least three children, as the CDC reports close to 5 million infections nationwide and health officials warn the worst may be ...